Kriegsmarine M40... real?

[ObKrieger]

hello, i am working out a deal with a guy who wants to sell this helmet. there are no red flags that i can spot but maybe one of you can spot something. any help would be greatly appreciated

i can request more pictures if you guys want.

[John Brandon]

Need a close up of the decal

[ObKrieger]

im still waiting on close-ups... but from what you can see so far does it look good? any ideas from anyone?

[Schwerpunkt]

Helmet collecting and validating has a lot to do with comparing a decal to the shell maker. Having a lotnr is also handy.
Never buy a helmet whereby you don't have this information : Maker , size and lotnr and a good decal close-up.
Any opinions that form based on the pictures now provided will be purely speculative.

BTW The pictures are ridiciously small as well.

Still because the sun is shining I will venture to make a call based on these thumbnails.

I can tell the decal is a Big foot decal so that would rule out it being a KM helmet (no KM BF decals exist) and the maker should be Quist.
These are the most commonly faked decals so from this picture I cannot tell it's original.

[ObKrieger]

heres the pictures he sent me... let me know what you all think

[Schwerpunkt]

Like I thought a big foot decal typical for the Quist maker. A Heer one as these were never made in a KM version. KM was not a large branch.

Pics are still to small to say it's a good one or a fake but I'd give a fair chance since it's on a Quist shell.

[ObKrieger]

so is it just a really dark toned heer decal?

just when i think its kriegsmarine : )

[militarymania]

yes,,,its another gilt-toned army decal,,,sorry,,,

[ObKrieger]

as long as its all original, im trading about $700 of militaria for that and an army belt buckle with the tab. ill post pictures of the buckle in a bit

[militarymania]

you should get a chinstrap or keep the tabbed buckle,,,,